Suffering is Useful

In the 17^th century Fenelon wrote: “Suffering is necessary for all of us.  You will be purified by dying to see your own desires and will.  Let yourself die.  You have excellent opportunities for this to happen.  Don’t waste them…God never makes you suffer unnecessarily.  He intends for your suffering to heal and purify you.  The hand of God hurts you as little as it can.  The yoke that God gives is easy to bear if you accept it without struggling to escape.”